Lasting-machine



A. A. MACLEOD.

LASTING MACHINE.-

APPLICATION FILED APR. 7. 191].

Patented Dec. 27, 1921.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT A. MACLEOD, OF SWAMPSGOTT,

MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO UNITED SHOE MACHINERY CORPORATION, OF PATERSON, JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

LASTING-MACHINE.

Application filed April 7,

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, ALBERT A. MACLEOD,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Swampscott, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain Improvements in Lasting-Machines, of

which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like reference characters on the drawings indicating like parts in the several figures.

This invention relates to lasting machines and is herein illustrated as embodied in a machine for lasting stitch-down shoes. The machine in which the invention is shown as embodied, by way of example, is of the type disclosed and claimed in United States Letters Patent No. 1,117,087, granted November 10, 1914:, on application of Adam H. Prenzel and embodying also the improvement disclosed and claimed in United States Letters Patent No. 1,209,666, granted December 26, 1916, on application of Louis M. Brown, and in application Serial No. 14,915, filed August 11, 1915, by Matthias Brock. The invention comprises also a method of lasting shoes, which method may be most conveniently practised with the aid of the machine of the related invention herein disclosed.

The marked increase in the cost of upper leather has caused more attention to be paid to the use of canvas and other fabrics for shoe uppers as substitutes for leather, particularly in the more moderate priced shoes. The simplicity and cheapness of the stitchdown method of shoemaking have attracted manufacturers to this method in connection with fabric uppers, but a difficulty has been encountered in that the outturned margin of the upper when of fabric cannot be satisfactorily trimmed and finished to correspond with the edge of the sole and welt, when a welt is used, the edge face of the fabric having a texture and color in contrast with the leather or rubber of which the sole is composed.

A general object of this invention is to improve machines for lasting stitch-down shoes, and a more specific object is to provide in a machine of the above type means for so handling the outwardly extending margin of the leather or fabric upper material of the stitch-down shoe as to avoid trimming off the material and so as to form a finished edge Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 27, 1921.

1917. Serial No. 160,535.

bridge the angle between the side of the last.

and the projecting margin of the sole, into the said angle and against the top face of the projecting margin of the sole. Preferably the remainder of the projecting margin of the upper, which extends beneath the edge face of the sole, is folded under the project'- ing margin of the sole and against the bottom face of the inner sole so that it will be invisible in the completed shoe.

As shown herein, an abutment is provided opposite the edge face of a sole resting on the support, the said abutment being adapted by contact with the margin of the upper to hold the upper against the edge face of the sole while the upper is forced by a lasting tool, for example the nozzle of a stapling mechanism, into the angle between the side of the last and the projecting margin of the sole to be secured by cement or staples. The

part of the upper which projects beyond the edge face and is bent inwardly under the bottom of theprojecting margin of the sole is held by the work support against the bottom of the sole.

It is desirable to provide an effective surface for pressing the margin of the upper against the lower face of the projecting margin of the sole. the invention consists, therefore, in means which forms a raised surface above the general level of the sole supporting face of the work support. As shown herein, this means comprises a plate constructed and arranged to provide a pressure surface by which the portion of the upper which is bent under the projecting portion of the sole may be firmly pressed against the sole bottom, the plate being soconstructed and arranged as not to interfere with the securing of. the upper by inserted fastenings when desired. The abutment and pressure surface cooperate, in the construction shown, with'the nozzle of a stapling mechanism to force the upper A further feature of A tightly into the angle between the side of the last and the projecting margin of the sole and to press the outwardly extending margin of the upper firmly against the top face of the projecting margin of the sole, while the abutment acts to press a portion of the outwardly extending'upper against theedge face of the sole and the pressure plate acts to press the remaining portion of the margin of the upper against thelower face of the projecting margin of the sole. Either or both of the engaging surfaces of the upper and the projecting margin of the sole may be coated with cement so that the up'per will beheld in the position intowhich it is worked in the operation .of the machlne and fastenings may be employed to any de- 1 the nozzle and the pressure plate on the work support. As shown herein, manually operated means is providedfor effecting relative movement between the lasting tool or nozzle and the pressure plate to produce this pressure. Since the re;-

peated operation of the work support to effect this pressure is fatiguing to the operator, it will be difficultiby that means to secure uniform and "adequate pressure at.

each operation.

A further feature of the invention consists, therefore in the combination with the lasting 'tool and abutment or pressure plate or both said abutment and pressure plate, of means for effecting relative movement between the lasting tool and abutment or abutment and pressure plate which is operable at the will of the operator either manually or by power. In, the construction shown,

after-theoperator has partially raised the" work support manually he may, if he so desires, cause the work support to be lifted by power the remainder of the distance and forced upwardly by uniform pressure to hold the work between the lower face of the lasting tool and the pressure plate of-th'e work support. The power operation is effected by pressureupon a treadle in a plane slightly below the treadle which operates the shoe support manually.

-The lasting tool as herein shown forms also the nozzle of a fastener inserting mechanism, for example a staple forming and inserting mechanism, and a further feature be set by the operator to render the wire feed rolls of the staple forming mechanism inoperative, for example, by separating the feed rolls so that they cannot grip and feed the wire. l t

Although in the above consideration of the invention specialemphasis'has been laidupon use of the machine for lasting shoes provided with upper margins which may be worked over the edge faceof the sole and against the bottom of the sole margin and secured by cement, it is tobe understood that certain advantages of this invention" may be secured in connection with lasting shoes having uppers only ample enough toengage the edge face of the sole while bridging the angle between the side of the last and the projecting margin of the sole.

' In this event the abutment maybe used with good results to hold the edge portion of the 7 upper while the portion between the portion held and the last is being worked into the angle by the lasting tool, a short upper being withdrawn from contact with the abutmentif necessary to provide stock enough to'line the angle. Inserted fastenings maybe employed to secure the upper in lasted position with or without the use of cement additionally to hold the upper, or cement only may be used."

A' further object of the present invention is an improved'method. of making shoes, es-

, pecially applicable to "the manufacture of stitchdown shoes, in which cement is applied to the marginal portion of theshoe upper or to the marginal portion of the sole or to both marginal portions and in which the upper is progressively shaped to the last by wiping it down over the side of the last and secured as the shaping progresses, by forcing the marginal portion of the upper into close contact with the marginal portionjof the sole to cause firm adhesion of'the marginal portions of the upper and sole. In practice, the marginal portions of the upper and the sole will be forced progressively into close contact with each other simul taneously with the termination of each wiping operation. In some classes of work it will be found desirable to insert fastenings along certain portions of the shoe upper to act as additional securing means and'to co operate with the cement in holding the'ce mented surfaces firmly together.

These and other features and objects of the invention will be apparent from the following detailed description when read in connection with the accompanying 'dra'wings, and the various novel features of the invention are set forth in the appended claims. I

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the machine, part of the column being broken away;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the nozzle andwork support with the sole edge abutment and pressure plate in operative position;

Fig. 3 is a side view of the mechanism shown in Fig. 2 and showing the shoe in section with its upper being operated upon to last the upper and press the margin of the upper about the edge portion and bottom f the sole; and

, Fig. 4 is a plan view showing in dotted lines the abutment and offset filling plate swung into inoperative position.

The illustrated machine comprises staple forming and inserting mechanism including a lasting tool which serves also to guide the staples into position to secure the shoe upper in lasted position, and a work support comprising a sole rest upon which the sole of the shoe to be lasted is supported, the work support being movable toward the lasting tool to cause said tool to effect the upper stretching and wiping operations.

The illustrated staple forming and inserting mechanism comprises a driver bar 16 (Fig. 1) lifted against the action of a spring 18 by a lifting cam 20 acting upon a block 22 upon said driver bar. Feed rolls 24, 36 are operated by connections to a slotted lever 26 which in turn is rocked by a cam operated lever 28.

Mechanism is provided for feeding the wire w which forms the staples to the staple forming mechanism and cutting the wire. The release of the wire for the return movement of the feed rolls 24, 36 iseifected during the wire cutting operation by the action of a plunger 30 which engages an adjustable stop 32 on a lever 34'which carries the cooperating presser roll 36. A spring 38 operates t maintain the presser roll 36 yieldingly in pressing relation to the feed roll 24. During the cutting operation the action of the plunger 30 upon the stop 32 rocks said lever 34 about its fulcrum 40 and moves the roll 36 toward the left out of pressing relation to the roll 24.

- The wire w, which is preferably comparatively fine, is wound upon a spool 46 which turns upon a stud 48 upon a bracket 50 carried by the machine head. rapid unwinding of the spool and also to prevent the tension on the wire from pulling the wire down into the lower coils of the spool, thus causing it to kink or tangle, a take-up device is provided which comprises a grooved wheel 52 carried by a spring supported plunger 54 guided through a spring To prevent too 7 socket 56 and limited in its downward movement by a pin 58 traveling in a slot in said socket, which also revents the plunger from turning in its soc tet. When the wire w is suddenly fed forward by the feed rolls, the spring plunger 54 will yield sufficiently to allow enough wire for a staple to be fed without necessarily overcoming the inertia of the spool 46 and without pulling the segmental block 78 guided for-adjustment about an axis lying in the clenching face of the stud 7 6 and is held in its different positions of angular adjustment by a clamp 80 held by a cap screw 82. Preferably also the segmental block 7 8 is mounted for horizontal adjustment by means of a dovetailed connection 84 held in a split clamp block 86 by screws 88, 90. The screw 90 is extended to provide a connection for one end of a spring 92 which tends to move the Work support back to its lowermost position and against which the support is raised by pressure upon a treadle 94 or by power in a mately parallel to the direction of staple drive. Through the tool 100 is a staple guiding passage 105 arranged to deliver a staple as close to the wiping face 102 as is consistent with proper strength of the wall of the passage. The inclination of the wiping face 102 and the direction of relative movement of the tool 100 and the sole support preferably approach para-llelism' as closely as may be without unduly weakening the walls of the staple guiding passage. The tool 100 is provided with an end clamping face 106 adapted to hold the upper down and press it out upon the margin of the sole, and preferably this end face is so inclined relatively to the wiping face 102 that during the upper wiping and stretching operation the end face 106 will press upon the upper overlying the sole margin substantially throughout the extent of said end face, the face being of sufficient extent to en gage and press the upper overlying the sole margin substantially from the last to the edge of the sole. The clamping face 106 may be smooth or provided with corrugasires.

tions or teeth to prevent the upper from slipping too easily over the clamping face during the wiping and stretching operations. The work support should be so adjusted that the face 74 will besubstantially parallel to the clamping face 106 of the lasting tool or presser member 100 so that the said faces rod 132 is moved downwardly by a cam on the main shaft of themachine and through a spring 134 presses upon therear end of a rearwardly extending arm 186 on a rock shaft 138. Mounted upon the rock shaft are downwardly extending arms 140 which are connected at their lower ends to for wardly and rearwardly moving wedge members 146 which may slide under rolls 148 mcuntedon opposite sides of the rod 66 when the rod is partially raised. As the wedges 146 are driven under the rolls 148 by the reaction of the spring 134 the work support is forced upwardly and the cemented surfaces are forcedtogether as by a hammer blow and strongly clamped between the face 106 of the tool 100 and a pressure plate112, whereby firm adhesion of the cement is assured.

In the power operationof the machine for effecting pressure upon the work with- V the plate 112 through which it passes freely and has a smallerthreaded portion which is threaded into the lug 110. The forward portion of the plate 112 is only thick enough to raise the surface of the work support 74 to the height of the clenching stud 76 so that a smooth work supporting- 7 ,margin and placed upon the work support face will be provided on the work support for the po'rtion'of upper bent under the When the treadle 96 is depressed asole. A space is provided between the end of the plate 112 and the stud 76 so as to permit the setting of staples if desired while the plate 112 is in operative position, and a pm 118 is provided in the lower face of the plate which engages the block 78 and prevents movement of the plate beyond its operative position. The plate is maintained yieldingly in operative position by a spring plunger 116 which engages a suit able recess on the lower face of the plate 112. To the upper face of the plate 112 is adjustably secured an edge abutment 120 by means of a screw 122 which passes through a slot in the abutment and is threaded into the plate 112. The abutment 120 is also provided with a slot to accommodate the head of the screw 114, the slots permitting adjustment of the abutment toward and from the edge of the sole. The abutment has a face 121 perpendicular to the plate 112 and of approximately the heightrof the thickness of the sole and two thicknesses of upper; and above that face has a face 123 parallel with the face 104 of the lasting tool 100.. The face 123 prevents catching of a fold of the upper 'betweenth'e abutment and lasting tool and cooperates with the face 104 to form a square angle at the top corner of the sole edge face and with the plate 112 to'form a square angle at the bottom corner of the sole edge face.

In one manner of operating the machine for lasting a stitch-down shoe, the lever42 is operated to permit the rolls 24, 36 to engage and feed the wire and the pressure plate 112 and abutment 120ar'e swung about the screw 114 into the dotted line positionshown in Fig. 4 out of the way to allow staple lasting of the upper at various points infthe usual manner. The upper, having had the marginal portion of its inner face coated with cement, is drawn over the last more or less tightly by the fingers of the operator and several staples are driven about the periphery of the shoe through the upper and innersole close to the edge of the last, the number of staples and the location being determined by the nature of the work and the judgment of the operator. The numberof staples used is preferably only suflicient to hold the upper in proper position upon the last to prevent its being displaced by the subsequent lasting operations. The lever 42 is now thrown into position to separate the rolls 24, 36 to prevent feeding the wire and the abutment 120 and pressure plate 112 are swung into operative position as determined bythe stop pin 118 where they are held by the spring plunger 116. A cemented but as yet unsecured portion of the margin of the upper is folded over the edge face of the sole with the portion of the upper covering the edge face of the sole resting firmly against the abutment 120 and the inturned marginal portion of the upper resting upon the pres sure plate 112. The portion of upper above the edge ofthe sole will bridge across the angle between the side of the last and the projecting margin of the sole to a greater or less extent, depending upon proximity of that portion to a staple. The shoe support is then raised by operation of the treadle 94 or by power and the upper is forced by the tool 100 into the angle between the side face of the last and the top face of the projecting margin of the sole, suflicient pressure being applied to secure firm adhesion of the upper on both the top and bottom faces of the sole margin. -This is accomplished very effectively by the operator when the power means, brought into action by pressure upon the treadle 96, is employed and the machine may be operated indefinitely by the operator without fatigue and with uniform results. The fact that the upper is held against the shoe sole by the abutment and pressure plate and also yieldingly held by the as yet unset cement, enables the tool 10b to apply very considerable lasting tension to the upper as it is forced by the tool into the angle, the amount of tension depending largely upon the amount of inward pressure applied to the shoe by the operator. The operator therefore has control of the amount of tension which he causes to be applied to the stock and may apply a strong lasting tension when lasting a portion of upper midway between staples and apply less tension as a staple is approached. After lasting a portion of upper and causing it to be securely held by the firm pressure applied to the ocmented surfaces, the upward pressure of the work support is released and the work fed along while being held in contact with the abutment 120 and the operation of forcing the shoe against the tool 100 repeated, these operations being carried on successively about the periphery of the shoe properly to last and secure the margin of the upper to the top, edge, and bottom faces of the projecting margin of the sole.

Alternatively to the above manner of operation, the abutment and pressure plate may be left in operative position, the operation of bending portions of the upper across the edge face of the sole and against the bottom face may be performed in conjunction with the preliminary driving of staples at various salient points around the periphery, and the lasting may be completed with or without the use of'more staples. It is desirable that as few staples as possible be employed, the number used depending upon the nature of the work and being determined by the judgment of the operator.

It is also possible to complete the lasting operation step-by-step progressively about the shoe and in securing the upper at the portion first treated at one side of the shoe while the upper is loosely laid over the last the operator will holdthe upper against the top face of the last in the proper position, the margin of the upper lying across or bridgin the angle between the side of the last ant the projecting margin of the sole and extending beyond the sole if long enough. This portion is folded under the sole and the upper lying across the edge face of the sole is held between the edge of the sole and the abutment by the operator while he raises the support and forces the upper down into the angle by means of the lasting tool. If he finds that too great tensionis being applied to the upper and that there is danger of its being displaced relatively to the last, he can relax slightly the force with which he holds it against the abutment and allow the upper to slip relatively to the edge face of the sole and then secure it. At the points secured on the first side of the shoe only light tension is required and the operator may allow the upper to slip between the sole edge and abutment to any desired extent. At the toe, however, and upon the opposite side of the shoe a stronger tension should be produced properly to last the upper and by pressing the shoe against the abutment and employing the power means for raising the work support he may secure a powerful lasting tension and properly 1ast even a refractory upper, staples being used to any extent needed to hold the upper in the angle without cement or in addition to the cement, which when used is caused firmly to adhere by th powerful pressure to which the opposite faces of the projecting flange of the shoe are subjected.

The abutment is of utility also in treating uppers which are intended to be trimmed flush with the sole edge. These uppers when applied to the last bridge the angle between the side of the last and the projecting margin of the sole, and are generally ample enough to extend past the edge face of the sole so that they may be clamped between the said edge face and the abutment while the support is being raised manually or by power to force the upper into the angle where it is secured by staples. In this manner, by the friction grip between the abutment and the edge face of the sole, which is always under the operators control, even short uppers may be tensioned to a greater extent than is practicable or possible when the action of the face 102 of the lasting tool 100 is relied upon solely to tension the upper. After the lasting operation, the shoe may be completed by the attachment of an outersole and heel in the usual manner. in case a fabric upper is employed, the fabric, for example convas, overlying the top face of the projecting margin of the sole may be vided where additional strength is necessary.

From the above description of the operation of. the machine it will be apparent that its use comprises the practice ofan improved method of lasting stitch-down shoes, which method is set forth in certain claims herewith presented along with other claims directed to mechanical means by the aid of which the method maybe most conveniently practised.

Having fully described my invention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure by UnitedStates Letters Patent is 1. In a machine forilasting shoes which have an outwardly extending upper margin anda sole margin projectingbeyond the bot tom of the last, the combination of means for supporting the bottom of the sole, means against whichthe shoe may be pressed to hold the projecting margin of upper against the edge face of the sole, and means, operative while the upper is so held,.for wiping the upper down the side of the last toward the sole and against the top face of the pro-" j ecting margin of the sole to tension the upper.

' 2. In a machine for lasting shoes in which the margin of the upper is turned outwardly to cover the projecting margin of the sole,

the combination of a support for the bottom of the shoe, a pressermember for engaging the upper covered top face of the projecting margin, means for engaging a portion of the upper which is bent across the edge face of the sole, and means for effecting relative movement between the presser member and the support in a right line firmly to press the upper into intimate contact with the sole to causeit to be held thereto by cement.

j 3. In a machine of the class described, a lasting tool formed to forcethe upper into the angle between the side of the last and the projecting margin of the sole, said tool having a shoe upper engaging end constructed and shaped to hold the upper down and press it positively against the sole margin, of a work support, means for effecting relathe work supp'ort,and means on the work "support against which the shoe may be pressed to grip the upper between. the edge face of, the sole and the last mentioned means. V 4. machine of the class described, the 00I11b1Il21-l3l011 of a tool constructed and:

shaped to enter the angle between the last and the sole margin and to pressthe upper against the said margin throughoutits lateral ext'ent,"a shoe support having a surface parallel to the surface of the tool which lies over the sole margin, an abutment to assist in pressing the upper against the edge face of the sole, andpower means for efisCting relative movement between thetool and the shoe support in a direction to cause the said surfaces firmly to clamp the upper and sole margins together.

5. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a tool constructed and shaped to enter the angle between the last and the sole margin and to press the upper against the said margin throughout its lateral extent, a shoe support having a surface parallel to the face of the tool'which lies over the sole margin, an abutment to press the upper against the edge facev of the sole, manual means for effectingrelativemovement between the tool and the work support, and power means for further clamping the work between the tool and the support.

6. In a machine of the class described, a

' work support, means against whichthe work may be held to force a portion of the margin of the upper against the edge face of the last, means for forcing the upper into the angle between the side face of the last and the projecting sole, and means for securing the upper in the angle.

7. In a machine of the class described, means against which the shoe may be forced by the. operator to hold the extending margin against the edge face of the sole withan adjacent portion bridging the angle between the side of the last and the projecting sole, means operable atfirst manually and then by power to force the bridged upperxinto the angle, and means arranged. to be used optionally to insert fastenersfor securing the upper in the angle.

8. In a machine for has an'outwardly' extending mar 'n of upper adapted to be worked against t e -proand. the margin of the sole, a support 0011- structed and arranged to receive the bottom of the margin of the sole and to engage against the upper on the edge face of the sole to hold the same, and means for moving relatively the tool and the support to cause the upper to be forced under tension into the angle and against the marginof the sole.

9. In a machine for lasting a shoe having a sole which projects beyond the bottom of the last and an outwardly extending margin of upper adapted to lie across the edge face of the sole,the combination of a support to receive and support the bottom of a shoe, an

abutment operative as the shoe is pushed thereagainstto hold the upper against the edge face of the sole, a lasting tool adapted to enter the angle between the side of the .last and the margin of the sole, and means lasting shoe which 10. In' a machine for lasting shoes in which the margin of upper is turned outwardly to cover the projecting margin of the sole, the combination of a support for the bottom of the shoe, a presser member for en gaging the upper covered top face of the projecting margin of the sole, means on the support, above the level of support for the greater part of the sole, for engaging a portion of the upper margin, folded inwardly of the shoe beneath the projecting margin of the sole, and means for effecting relative movement between the support and said member to press the margin of the upper against both the top and bottom faces of the so e.

11. In a machine for lasting shoes in which the margin of upper is turned outwardly to cover the projecting margin of the sole, the combination of a support having an inclined face and a staple clenching face, a fastener guiding nozzle having an upper wiping face and the end shaped to enter the angle between the side of the last and the projecting margin of the sole, means for discontinuing the formation of fastenings, a plate arranged for movement into position for raising the level of the inclined face of the work support to provide a pressure surface, means for eflecting by power relative movement between the support and nozzle, and an abutment to assist in holding the projecting margin of upper against the edge face of the sole while the upper is being pressed against the top and bottom faces of the sole by the nozzle and pressure plate.

12. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a tool constructed and shaped to enter the angle between the last and the sole margin having a face to press the upper against the said margin throughout its lateral extent and having a vertical outer face, a work support having a face substantially parallel with the margin pressing face of the tool, an abutment having a facesubstantially perpendicular to the face of the work support and a face parallel with the vertical face of the tool, and means for effecting relative movement between the tool and the work support.

13. In a machine of the class described, the combination of atool having a face to engage the upper of a stitch-down shoe over the projecting margin of the sole throughout its lateral extent, a work support that is movable to cooperate with the face of the tool to clamp the upper against the projecting margin, and 'a member cooperating with the tool and support to embrace the projecting margin and form the upper with square angles at the top and bottom corners of the edge face of the sole.

14. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a tool constructed and shaped to enter the angle between the last and the sole margin having a face to press the upper against the said margin throughout its lateral extent and having a vertical outer face, a work support having a face substantially parallel with the margin pressing face of the tool, an abutment having a face substantially perpendicular to the face of the work support and a face parallel with the vertical face of the tool, and means for effecting relative movement between the tool and the work support manually or by power at the option of the operator.

15. In a machine for lasting stitchdown shoes in which the upper is to be bent across the edge face of the sole and under the sole margin, the combination of a tool having a face tc'engage the upper of a stitch-down shoe over the projecting margin of the sole throughout its lateral extent, a work support to cooperate with the face of the tool to clamp the upper against top and bottom faces of the projecting margin, a member cooperating with the tool and support to embrace the projecting margin to form the upper with square angles at the top and bottom corners of the edge face ofthe sole, and means relatively to move the tool and the work support and abutment to effect the clamping and forming of the upper to the sole margin. I

16. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a lasting tool constructed and shaped to enter the angle between the last and the sole margin and having a face to press the upper against'the said margin throughout its lateral extent and having an inner face at a small angle to the vertical, said inner face acting against the side of the last to effect lasting ofthe upper, a vertically movable work support having a face substantially parallel to the margin pressing face of the tool, an abutment having a face substantially perpendicular to the pressing face of the tool, power means for effecting relative movement of the tool and work support for lasting the upper and pressing the upper against the margin of the sole, and means forsimultaneously securingthe upper in the angle between the last and the sole margin to hold the upper in lasted position.

17. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a tool constructed and shaped to enter the angle between the last and the sole margin and having a face tc press the upper against the said margin throughout its lateral extent, a work sup port having a face substantially parallel to the pressing face of the tool, an abutment having a face substantially perpendicular to the face of the ,work support, means for effecting relative movement between the tool and work support to hold the upper of a stitch-clown shoe, which has been previously wrapped about the margin of the sole,

firmly against the edge face of the sole and to press it against the top and bottomfaces of the margin, and means for securing the upper in the angle between the last and the sole margin.

18 In a machine of the class described,

the combination of a toolfconstructed and shaped to enter the angle between the lastv pendicular to the surface of the work support and a face parallel with the vertical face of the tool, and means for effecting rel- A ative vertical movement between the tool and work support to hold'the upper of a stitch-down shoe, which has been previously wrapped about the margin of the sole, firmly against the edge face of the sole and to press it against the top and bottom faces of the margin.

19. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a combined lasting tool and nozzle constructed and shaped to enter the angle between the last and the sole margin, having an inclined face to press the upper against the said margin throughout its lateral extent and having an inner face at a small angle to the vertical, said innerface acting against the side ofthe last to effect lastingof the upper, a vertically movable work support having a face substair tially parallel'to the inclined margin pressing face-of the tool, an abutment having, a face substantially perpendicular to the pressing face of the tool, power means for effecting relative movement of the tool and work support for lasting the upper and pressing the upper against the margin of the sole, and means for simultaneously driving a metallic fastening through the nozzle into the angle to hold the upper in lasted position.

20. That improvement in the art of making shoes, which consists in assembling upon a last an upper and a sole, said upper and sole having marginal portions to one of which cement has been applied, progressively shaping the upper to the last by wiping the upper down over the side of the last, and securing the upper to the sole, as the shaping progresses, by forcing the marginal portion of the upper into close contact with the marginal portion of the sole by a hammer blow to cause firm adhesion of the marginal portions of the upper and sole.

21. That 'improvement'in'the art of making shoes which consists in assembling upon a last anupper'and a sole having a margin projecting beyond the bottom edge of the last, said upper and sole having marginal portions to one of which cement has been to one of the marginal portions of an upper V and a sole which are later to be brought into firm contact with each other, assembling said upper and sole upon a last, progressively shaping the upper to the last by wiping pressure applied to the upper by a tool as it wipes the upper over the side of :the last, and progressively securing the upper to the sole by forcing the marginal portion of the upper into firm contact with the marginal portion of the sole through a hammer blow and pressure applied by said tool. 7

23. That improvement in theart of making shoes which consists in applying cement to one of the marginal portions of an upper and a sole which are later to be brought into firm contact with each other, assembling said upper and sole upon a last, progressively shaping the upper to the last by wiping pressure applied to the upper by a tool as it wipes the upper overt-he side of the last, and progressively securing the upper to the sole by forcing the marginal portion of the upper intoqfirm contact with the marginal portion of the sole through pressure applied by the tool simultaneously with the termination of each wiping operation. v

24. That improvement in the art of malt ing shoes which consists in assembling upon a last an upper and a sole havin edge portions, which are later to be brought into firm cont-act with each other, provided with cement, progressively shaping the upper to the last by wiping pressure applied to the upper by a tool as it wipes the upper over the side of the last, and securing the upper to the sole, as the shaping progresses, by forcing the cemented portion of the upper into firm contact with the cemented portion of the sole through a single hammerblow applied by the tool simultaneously with the termination of each wiping operation.

254That improvement inthe art of making shoeswhich consists in assembling upon a last an upper and a sole having a margin projecting beyond the bottom edge of the last, said upper and sole having marginal portions to oneof which cement has been applied,progressively shaping the upper to the last by wiping the upper down over the side of the last, and progressively securing the upper to the sole by forcing the marginal portion of the upper into firm contact with the marginal portion of the .Sole and simultaneously inserting a staple through the cementitious portions of the upper and sole.

26. That improvement in the art of making shoes which consists in assembling upon a last an upper and a sole having a margin projecting beyond the bottom edge of the last, said upper and sole having marginal portions to one of which cement has been applied, progressively shaping the upper to the last by wiping the upper down over the side of the last, and progressively securing the upper to the sole by forcing the marginal portion of the upper into firm contact with the marginal portion of the sole and simultaneously inserting a staple through the cementitious portions of the upper and sole, coincidentally with the termination of each wiping operation.

27. That improvement in methods of makingstitchdown shoes which consists in applying cement the margin of a shoe upper, assembling the upper upon a last having a sole thereon, the margin of which projects beyond the bottom of the last, folding the upper margin across the edge face of the sole with the upper bridging the angle between the side of the last and the projecting sole, and then working successive portions of the upper into the angle while holding the upper in contact with the edge face of the sole with force sulhcient to apply to the upper proper lasting tension.

28. That improvement in methods of making stitchdown shoes which consists inapplying cement to the margin of a shoe upper, assembling the upper upon a last having a sole thereon, the margin of which projects beyond the bottom of the last, folding the upper margin across the edge face of the sole and against the margin of the sole bottom with the upper bridging the angle between the side of the last and the projecting sole, and then working successive portions of the upper into the angle while holding the upper in contact with the edge face of the sole with force sufiicicnt to apply to the upper proper lasting tension.

29. That improvement in methods of making stitchdown shoes which consists in applying cement to the margin of a shoe upper, assembling the upper upon a last having a sole thereon, the margin of which projects beyond the bottom of the last, foldingthe upper margin across the edge face of the sole and against the margin of the sole bottom with the upper bridging the angle between the side of the last and the projecting sole, and then working successive portions of the upper into the angle while holding the upper against the edge face of the sole and against the bottom of the sole to secure the requisite friction to apply to various portions of the upper the proper tension.

30. That improvement in the art of making shoes which consists in assembling upon a last an upper and a sole having a margin projecting beyond the bottom edge of the last, shaping the upper to the last by wiping the upper over the side of the last, securing the upper to the margin of the sole by means of cement, and inserting fastenings at points determined by the operator to insure retention of the upper in lasted condition.

31. That improvement in the art of making shoes which consists in assembling upon a last an upper and a sole having a margin projecting beyond the bottom edge of the last, simultaneously lasting and securing the upper along marginal portions of the sole by a cementing operation, and inserting fastenings at points selected by the operator to insure retention of the upper in cemented relation to the margin of the sole.

82. That improvement in the art of male ing shoes which consists in assembling upon a last an upper and a Sole having a margin projecting beyond the bottom edge of the last, said upper and sole having marginal portions to one of which cement has been applied, progressively shaping the upper to the last by wiping the upper over the side of the last. inserting fastenings at points selected by the operator properly to position the upper with respect to the sole, and completing the lasting of the shoe by cementing operations which secure the upper to the sole throughout the greater part of the marginal portions thereof.

33. That improvement in the art of making shoes which consists in assembling upon a last an upper and a sole having a margin projecting beyond the bottom edge of the last, said upper and sole having marginal portions to one of which cement has been applied, lasting the upper to the sole at points selected by the operator comprising both fastening inserting and cementing operations to retain the upper in proper position relative to the sole, and subsequently cementing the upper to the sole throughout the greater part of the marginal portion thereof.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

ALBERT A. MACLEOD. 

